# Edit fla file

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-fla-file/260145>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 12, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-fla-file/260145 "2008-05-12T23:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![ofi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/df788c/32.png) [@ofi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ofi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-fla-file/260145/1 "2008-05-12T23:03:24Z")

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Hi  
I am new in this and trying to learn flash, how can i edit fla file, i have the orginal file

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**Author:** ![glosrfc](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/glosrfc/32/8334_2.png) [@glosrfc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/glosrfc)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/edit-fla-file/260145/2 "2008-05-12T23:33:44Z")

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I’m assuimg you have Flash 8…if so, open Flash then select File, Open and navigate to the fla.  
You can open all fla’s that are of the same, or a previous version. So you can open fla’s that are made in Flash 4, Flash 5, MX, MX Pro…but you won’t be able to open an fla that’s made in CS3.